"Lead the TRANSITion" was the motto of this year's UITP International Mass Transit Trade Show in Montreal. At the bi-annual Global Public Transport Summit, the Siemens Mobility Division was again be represented this year with intelligent mobility solutions. From May 15 to 17, 2017, at booth (SK100) on Level 02 of the Conference Center, Siemens was showcasing integrated and sustainable transport solutions which help to get the best out of existing infrastructures – using not only state-of-the-art hardware but also intelligent management systems. This is the only way to deliver future-proof mobility services in the face of rising energy costs, limited space and growing demands. Digitalization of proven transport solutions plays a key role in achieving this goal, as it allows availability and passenger comfort to be improved and throughput to be maximized.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from 09:00-10:30 AM CESTMaaS Mobility as a Service, different models, one aim: providing the key to less car ownership!Simone Koehler, Marketing Manager for Innovative Technologies in the Mobility Management Business Unit

Siemens Mobility Division in the USA and Canada

Taking a train has become popular again over the past few years in the megacities and urban conglomerations of North America. The number of passengers is steadily increasing, as is the availability of upgraded lines. For the railway industry, the market in North America is full of potential and perspectives.

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Light rail from Siemens for San Francisco – largest US mass transit order to date

San Francisco is considered an especially environmentally friendly city. The urban environment is characterized by an extensive public transport system. In 2014, Siemens was awarded a contract by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) for the supply of 175 light rail vehicles of type S200 SF. One year later, SFMTA exercised its option for another 40 light rail vehicles for the public mass transit network. The trains are being built in the Siemens plant in Sacramento. Today, every third tram or light rail vehicle in the USA is made by Siemens.

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Siemens off-board quick-charging system for electric buses in Montreal

The achievement of national and urban climate protection goals calls for a reduction of the carbon footprint. Hybrid and electric buses are a good alternative here. Siemens offers public utilities, operators and communities a powerful complete solution which has been specially developed for urban line operation of electric buses.

As part of Montreal's "City Mobility" project, Siemens is supplying two quick-charging stations for the Monk bus route. These will provide energy to three fully electric buses from Nova (Volvo Group).

For Montreal, the City Mobility project means the installation of two high-power-charging stations along the 36 – Monk bus route to operate three fully electric Nova buses (Volvo group).

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63 light rail trains from Siemens for Calgary in Canada

Calgary is the third largest city in Canada, and its light rail system is the busiest in North America and the second-busiest in the world. The fleet consists exclusively of Siemens vehicles. A total of 156 light rail vehicles are in operation in Calgary. In 2013, Calgary awarded Siemens an order for the supply of another 63 light rail vehicles of the newer type S200. Passenger service started in July 2016.

Amtrak: Mainline passenger transport in the USA with rolling stock, trackside equipment and service from Siemens

Amtrak, the passenger transit company that operates in the United States and in Canadian cities close to the border, is officially called the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. However, the brand is widely known as Amtrak, a combination of the words "America" and "track". In order to upgrade mainline traffic in the busy northeastern corridor between Washington, New York and Boston and to replace old locomotives, Amtrak ordered 70 electric locomotives from Siemens in October 2010. The first of them have been in service since February 2014 with up to 18-car trains in this corridor. The last locomotives from this order were supplied in 2016. In September 2014, Siemens received the order to cover the maintenance of the locomotives for 15 years.

For the regional passenger services operated by Amtrak in several rail corridors in the United States, the Departments of Transportation of Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, California and Washington as well as the Maryland Transit Administration (MARC) placed orders in 2014 and 2015 with Siemens for a total of 81 high-performance diesel locomotives of the Charger SC-44 type.

In 2014, Siemens received the order from Amtrak to install a new Sitras SFC plus static frequency converter for the traction power supply feed-in point in the Metuchen district of Edison, New Jersey. The power converter station in Metuchen is currently being commissioned. The work is scheduled for completion by mid-2017.

Infographic: The Amtrak City Sprinter, built by Siemens in America

Charger: Most environmentally friendly diesel locomotive for high-speed transportation in the USA

In 2014, the Departments of Transportation of California, Illinois and Maryland ordered an initial lot of 34 Charger locomotives from Siemens, with an option for a total of 222 locomotives. Due to orders from other states as well as by the private rail operator All Aboard Florida, the total number of Chargers ordered amounts to 81. The locomotives are deployed in corridors of the US states, including by Caltrains (California) as Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, in Washington as Amtrak Cascades and in Maryland with the regional network operator MARC. Under the "Brightline" brand, ten Chargers are being deployed in high-speed rail services between Miami and West Palm Beach; Orlando is due to follow at a later date.

The first high-speed route is being built in Florida. The opening of the route from Miami to Orlando via Fort Lauderdale is scheduled for mid-2017. The trains for this project were ordered by All Aboard Florida (under the Brightline brand) from Siemens in 2014.

Since 2012, a private company has been planning and developing a high-speed intercity line in the United States for the first time in decades. On the Florida East Coast Railway route, up to 16 train pairs are scheduled to run from Miami Central via Fort Lauderdale to West Palm Beach every day. The five four-car trains with two Charger locomotives are being built in the Siemens plant in Sacramento, California. Siemens will provide service and maintenance for the Brightline trains for a period of 30 years.